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April 10, 2009
Major bottled water brands are ramping up efforts to reduce the plastic content in water bottles to cut costs and respond to increasing consumer environmental concerns. Water bottles...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/AquaFina-Reformulates-to-Use-Less-PET_18179.html April 10, 2009
Ball Corp. (Broomfield, CO) says it will permanently stop manufacturing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles at its Baldwinsville, NY, and Watertown, WI facilities due to weak...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/-Ball-to-Close-Two-PET-Plants-_18236.html April 8, 2009
The deal could be completed next July....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/French-PET-Producer-to-Be-Bought-by-Management_18111.html April 1, 2009
Approximately 20% of U.S. polyethylene terephthalate demand is for bottled water, producers say....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Water-Bottle-Lightweighting-Trims-PET-Demand_17959.html March 30, 2009
The cumulative effect of plastics recycling on the global consumption of thermoplastic resins is having a negligible impact on the displacement of virgin resin, according to...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/STUDY-Plastics-Recycling-Still-having-Negligible-Impact-on-Virgin-Resins-Market_17903.html March 16, 2009
Researchers at Wolfgang Goethe University (Frankfurt) say they have discovered synthetic estrogen leaching into mineral water from plastic bottles made with polyethylene terephthalate...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/German-Researchers-Link-PET-to-an-Estrogen-Mimicking-Chemical_17615.html February 6, 2009
The decision follows an unsuccessful attempt to sell the plant....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Invista-to-Close-Polyester-Complex-in-Germany_16939.html February 4, 2009
Octal Petrochemicals' project raises the company's capacity to 330,000 m.t./year....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/PET-Expansion-Starts-up-in-Oman_16840.html January 28, 2009
Dow Chemical and Petrochemical Industries Co. (Safat, Kuwait), equal partners in Equipolymers (Horgen, Switzerland), a producer of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and polyethylene...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Dow-and-Kuwaits-PIC-to-Divest-Italian-Unit-of-Equipolymers_16720.html January 16, 2009
Equipolymers says it has lifted its force majeure declaration on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) shipments from its Ottana, Italy production facility. Force majeure was declared last...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Equipolymers-Restarts-PET_16511.html January 13, 2009
Braskem (São Paulo) says it has deactivated its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) unit at its Camaçari petrochemical complex in Brazil and has exited the business because...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Braskem-Exits-Pet-Business_16275.html December 24, 2008
Wellman says more than 80% of its stakeholders voted in favor of a modified reorganization plan that will allow...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Reorganized-Wellman-Expects-Bankruptcy-Exit-Next-Month_16090.html November 23, 2008
The polyethylene terephthalate (PET) industry is feeling the pressure of the economic downturn. Producers, faced with oversupply, are being forced to rationalize capacity. “In...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/PET-Industry-Hurt-by-Economic-Downturn_15544.html November 18, 2008
Invista says it has concluded a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturing agreement with an unnamed polyester manufacturer at Greer, SC, and that it permanently idled 150,000...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Invista-Shutters-PET-Capacity_15361.html November 18, 2008
Prices U.S.: 63 cts-65 cts/lb, November contracts Europe: €1,250-1,290/m.t., October contracts Outlook Demand in the global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market was 42.9...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/PET_15413.html November 10, 2008
Invista says its polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resins for packaging applications are available in the U.S. market. The resin technology, sold under the trade name PolyShield...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Invista-Introduces-PET-Resin-in-U-S-_15259.html October 23, 2008
Eastman Chemical posted third-quarter net earnings of $100 million, up from $25 million in the year-ago quarter. Sales advanced 8%, to $1.8 billion. Earnings from continuing operations excluding one-time items were $1.35/share, up 5% from the year-ago quarter....http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Eastman-Earnings-Gain-on-Strong-Performance-Chemicals-Results_14948.html September 19, 2008
Eastman Chemical says it will discontinue production of PET 5214A, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin commonly sold to customers in the pharmaceutical industry, by year-end...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Eastman-Exits-Pharma-PET-Resin_14344.html September 8, 2008
Equipolymers (Horgen, Switzerland) says it has declared force majeure on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) shipments from the company’s Ottana, Italy production facility, because...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Equipolymers-Declares-PET-Force-Majeure_14061.html July 22, 2008
Mossi & Ghisolfi (M&G; Tortona, Italy) says it will expand capacity of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) at Ipojuca, Brazil, from 450,000 m.t./year, to 650,000 m.t./year...http://www.chemweek.com/markets/plastics/pet/Mossi-and-Ghisolfi-Expands-PET-in-Brazil_13077.html |
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